Feverprints - A study about body temperature in health and disease for iOS

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Boston Children's Hospital invites you to join this study about body temperature to enhance our understanding of temperatures in a large diverse...
Last updated on April 28, 2016
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By Boston Children's Hospital

Boston Children's Hospital invites you to join this study about body temperature to enhance our understanding of temperatures in a large diverse...

Boston Children's Hospital invites you to join this study about body temperature to enhance our understanding of temperatures in a large diverse population of children and adults. Fever is one of the most common signs of illness and causes anxiety to many. Surprisingly, doctors still struggle with determining the cause of a fever. In addition, "normal" and "febrile" temperatures vary between individuals. Better understandings of how body temperature varies between individuals and identification of disease fever patterns (feverprints) could allow doctors to make faster, more accurate diagnoses. With the data from this study, we hope to improve our ability to determine the cause of fevers.In addition, this app can be personalized for you to track body temperature, symptoms and medications when the participant is sick. Through this app you can access several resources to help you understand fevers and related symptoms.How this study works - You will be able to join the study after signing the consent form. - We will ask you to regularly measure your temperature and answer questions about your health. - If you own a thermometer that connects to your iPhone, we will automatically upload this information into the app. All of the information we collect is anonymous, meaning that we wont record your name or other personal information. Who is eligible to participate? - Children and adults living in the United States who have access to an iPhone and a thermometer can enroll.- Children under 18 years of age will need parental permission to participate, and those ages 7-17 will also be asked to provide assent. Who is running this study? - Doctors and researchers from Boston Childrens Hospital and Harvard Medical School.